Chongqing 2035 : A Green and Low-Carbon Growth Strategy to Decouple Economic Growth from Resource Use
Chongqing is at a crossroads where its GDP per capita will reach a level at which cities typically decouple economic growth from energy and resource use, as well as associated carbon emissions and pollution. However, decoupling does not happen auto...
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2019
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/452461552394651093/Chongqing-2035-A-Green-and-Low-Carbon-Growth-Strategy-to-Decouple-Economic-Growth-from-Resource-Use-Supporting-Report-4 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31391 |
| Summary: | Chongqing is at a crossroads where its
GDP per capita will reach a level at which cities typically
decouple economic growth from energy and resource use, as
well as associated carbon emissions and pollution. However,
decoupling does not happen automatically. It requires cities
to adopt= green growth policies. For Chongqing to build a
more innovative economy that increases its share of
high-value activities, it is critical that it use resources
more efficiently. Chongqing Municipality’s energy mix is
dominated by coal at 60 percent and more generally by fossil
fuels at 75 percent (Chongqing Municipal Bureau of
Statistics and NBS Survey Office in Chongqing 2016).
Moreover, an inefficient urban form and an energy- and raw
material-intensive economy have led to an overconsumption of
resources, serious environmental damage, and high GHG
emissions. To produce one unit of GDP, Chongqing
Municipality consumes 10 times more energy and emits eight
times more CO2 than the Greater Tokyo Area or Seoul Capital
Area. High emissions have deterioratingeffects on its
environment and air quality, and they pose a significant
danger to human health and risk exacerbating climate change. |
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